Inside My Mind

2009-02-17T12:36:00.003+08:00

Wow, I haven't touched this blog in ages.

I guess time just flew past because I was enjoying every second of it. Leaving Singapore for the third time now seems harder than I thought it would be. I thought that trying to be nonchalant about would make leaving easier. But images of family and friends and the wonderful memories we created together this trip back keep popping into my head, making it oh so hard.

I had a wonderful time and I'll miss everybody, you guys know who you are. I guess no matter how much I love living in Melbourne, a small part of me will always stay in Singapore. How I wished I could bring everyone and everything that I have in Singapore back there. It would be a perfect world.

Anyhow, time shd past by quickly because of my busy schedule. And I'll be back here again in the blink of an eye.

The best moments that I'll never forget:

2008-11-23T07:25:00.001+08:00

I'm done with the exams! for this year at least. But I had one of the crappiest exams ever. argh.

Anyway, its already done. Going up to the farm again for 10 days and then back to melb, then back to Singapore.

See everyone soon!

2008-11-09T14:24:00.003+08:00

I don't wanna sit for the exams.
I just wanna have fun, chill and relax.

I'm getting scared coz there's not much time left and still so much more to study.
I'm starting to be not able to sleep well or be filled with nightmares because of the exams.
I don't wanna go into the exam hall and be clueless about something.
I don't wanna read the exam questions and then go into a panic attack.

Ok I'm done rambling, need to focus.
Can't wait for this twice a year ordeal to be over.

2008-10-05T09:10:00.005+08:00

So many things happened since the last time I blogged. So many things to do, so little time. Everything was rushed cause they happened consecutively. But I really did enjoy myself. Ok so here goes.

Eunice's birthday celebration. Great dinner and after party.

Another party at billboard the next weekend, to celebrate Ching's employment. Yea apparently Jx said I got pretty high and did embarrassing stuff.

Spent a whole day at the Royal Melbourne Show the next day after the party, where most of us had hangovers. We still had great fun sitting rides, playing games and spending loads of money trying to win toys from games that are obviously rigged. It was great fun though!

Spent the next week doing my welfare work at Lort Smith Animal Hospital.

Joint Laura and Jia Xi at the farm near the border of NSW and Victoria the next week. I had an amazing time there. We spent the days at the farm, some nights and weekends fishing, and other nights just chilling out in our cabin. The lifestyle is so different. Being back in the city now kinda sucks. I would love to go back there someday to visit everyone at the farm.

My Melbourne family. Jia Xi, Janice and Laura. Love them loads.

Came back from the farm bruised, sore and tired on Friday (where I slept through the night from 4pm-8am. YES. this was how exhuasted I was), and then spent an entire day at Singapore Day, where I met Wan Jie and many other familiar Singaporeans.

It was great that they held it in Melbourne this year. We had the luxury of eating food from Singapore (the chefs were flown over from Singapore). Queuing was a bitch under the hot sun, but the rewards were worth it.

Yes, so that was my entire September. My 2 week spring break flew past just like that. Not much time to breath, not much time to relax.

Now I'm fighting for time to rush datelines for assignments which will be due too soon. And in the blink of the eye exams will be here. I cant wait for this mad rush to be over, where I can finally catch up on sleep. And of course, I cant wait to fly back to Singapore to see my family and friends. It has been way too long my loved ones. And I miss each and every single one of you.

Till when we will talk again.. Ta!

2008-08-31T15:19:00.002+08:00

Congrats to dearest sis who graduated last weekend! It was a big day. With friends gathering for graduation photos and catching up.

The olympics fever has finally worn off. For 2 whole weeks Laura jia xi and I have been glued to the TV till late at night. I just love major sporting events like this. It brings everyone together.

And my biggest achievement this week is completing the Nike 10km run this morning! I am sooo soo proud of myself. The max I've was only 3+. And finishing 10km without proper training (we tried to train but it kinda didn't last) was sooo satisfying.

Granted I can't really feel my legs now, and I have blisters on my feet. But it really was an amazing experience.

2008-08-09T10:47:00.002+08:00

Ski Trip!

Ok so our winter holidays ended 2 wks ago. But they sure ended with a blast. 6 of us went on a 3 day 2 night ski trip with 2 other buses full of ppl, and we sure had lots of fun. It was my first time skiing, seeing real snow and being in a place where the temperatures fall to the negative level. Skiing was tough at first. I kept falling down, eating ice and getting bruises in the process. But thank god we got better and better. I cant wait to go back again.

All psyched up for 3 days of fun!

The skiers all geared up! Ching, Laura, Jew and me.

The cool snowboarders, Joan and Jia Xi.

The whole group of us in action! We kinda got lost at the expert hill, and had to brave the hard routes to get back,

On the ski lift!
Skiers in action.

The fantastic view.

Last day - snowball fights and snowman building.

The huge snowman that other ppl built. It really is hard work!

Groupie. See the snow falling? It really was quite heavy.

Ok now that hols have ended its time to get back to school mood. Lots of assignments and reports due this semester. sigh. Guess everyone's getting back to school, even ppl in Singapore. Let's hope this sem will pass by quickly ya. Can't wait to see everyone at the end of the year :)

Oh but first, Laura and I (Jia xi got dragged into it) signed up for the 10km nike human race. Pray that I'll survive.

2008-07-14T21:31:00.003+08:00

My holidays so far in a nutshell.

St. Kilda's beach with Leandra and Wan Jie.

A fun night out with the gang. Where everyone was high and everything else was funny.

Brunch with Rebecca and SL, the tourists!

More time with Socks. Caught her peeing this time.

Caught up with a few dear friends over the phone, finished 6 seasons of sex and the city, shopped. Thats what the holidays are for. :)

I swear i can sleep my holidays away! 2 more weeks till sch starts again. I'm determined to have loads more fun.

2008-07-03T20:13:00.004+08:00

Exams are over! Since last Monday. And I've been enjoying myself since. I deserve this long break after slogging so hard. Its a great chance to catch up on slp, shopping, show watching etc.

I moved into Jia Xi's apartment for the month just to look after her cat socks and Laura's rabbit Pips. They are soooo sooo adorable. Take a look at socks. She's smart, pretty and affectionate. She's toilet trained and knows how to pee in the toilet bowl. No joke, I'm not kidding!

She wakes me up everyday by nudging and pawing me. We cuddle together every night coz of the coldness of winter.

And this is pips. She and socks get along just fine. Its great to just look at them run around and play.

My Winter companions.

Met up with Leandra and Wan jie on Mon and Tues, and we had great fun just sitting and talking, and touring at the Melbourne Aquarium. As usual, they never fail to make me laugh :)

Since then, I have been watching shows non-stop. I've become nocturnal! sleeping at 3/4am and waking up at 3pm. I woke up at 5 today, its amazing. Well, thats what we do during the hols.

Ok I'm gg back to watching sex and the city. Hope everyone's enjoying their holidays!!

2008-06-16T18:46:00.002+08:00

~~Veterinary Professional Studies~~
~~Veterinary Physiology~~
~~Animal Management and Welfare~~
Veterinary Biochemistry
Veterinay Anatomy
Veterinary Anatomy Practical

3 down, 3 more to go. Halfway done seems consoling. Especially when compared to one week ago. For some ppl, they would have been 3/4 done by now.

Sis: ''See la, who ask you study Vet Science, got so many papers...''
Aiya what to do, I chose this course, paid the fees already, can't turn back. No la kidding. I love this course. :)

Btw, Did I tell anyone bout Laura's and my latest obsession with greyhounds?! We wanna adopt one! Next time.

2008-06-09T11:42:00.002+08:00

Look who I went to watch in concert on Fri night! Dad flew down to watch it with me coz he won 2 tickets to the concert. We had VIP 5th row seats. It was AMAZING. A well deserved break from studying. Michael Buble's such a charming performer. Even my dad stood up to clap and sway along to his music.

I didn't want it to end. That meant back to studying.

First of 6 papers tmr and I'm stressed out. There's so much to study and there's a possibility of not finishing in time. I'm tired, I'm grumpy and I'm worried. The same can be said for my fellow vet friends. Laura and Rachel didnt get any slp last night.

I even sent a wrong sms to Cherlyn regarding her birthday present, and I totally ruined my own surprise for her. Obviously the msg wasn't meant for her. See what effects this exam has on me. I NEVER mix this kind of things up.

For everyone taking their exams soon, good luck. And for those in Singapore who are already done with yours. Play hard!

2008-06-03T20:33:00.002+08:00

The vetebral artery leaves the foramen of the atlas, fuses with the occipital artery from the external carotid to give rise to the cerebrospinal a. and enters the vertebral canal. The left and right cerebrospinal arteries coalesce and continue towards the cranium as the midline basilar artery and caudally as the ventral spinal artery. The basilar artery extends along the ventral surface of the spinal canal and anastomoses with the internal carotid a. to form the circle of willis which gives rise to branches etc etc etc.

And the list goes on. This is not even 0.01483% of my anatomy syllabus.

God help me. Its the time of the year again. Exams.

Me and sis went grocery shopping and I bought soooo many food supplies. I swear I can don't leave the house for 2 weeks and still survive with the amount of food I bought. Studying for the exams require comfort food and necessary food rations.

I hope I survive my first Vet exam.

Anw, Happy 21st again Evey! Looks like the gang had loads of fun celebrating evey's 21st. How I wish I had the power of teleportation. A few hrs at evey's party in Singapore then poof, back to studying in Melbourne. I could save soo much on airfare too! Ok. I'm gg crazy.

2008-05-13T16:15:00.002+08:00

2 natural disasters have occured that have caused great devastation around the world.

Clycone Nargis in Myanmar may have resulted in up to 100,000 fatalities of which 40% are childran, and the earthquake in China took away tens of thousands of lives. Its really devastating to hear such news, and I cannot possibly imagine what those affected people are going through right now.

I'm so thankful that I'm from a part of the world which doesn't have the misfortune of natural disasters, and that I'm currently living in a part that doesn't experience this as well. While these people have to struggle to survive, I'm thankful that I have a roof over my head.

Can you imagine, their problems include food, shelter, warmth etc. Compared to myself and others, whose worst problems are probably struggling to finish studying and trying to pass the exams, worrying about whether I have enough savings to shop online, and complaining about not having enough time to sleep everyday.

I pray for those families affected, and thank God for keeping my family and friends safe.

2008-05-05T21:10:00.003+08:00

Note: dog dissection picture below.

I just had a CRAAAAZY wk. and it really was crazy. 9-5 everyday. Tests, assignments, quizzes. Dissections after dissections blah. There was this day where we had the dog dissection from 9-5. Imagine standing the whole day just dissecting a dog's forelimb. and its only the forelimb!

There are layers and layers of muscles beneath that skin we see. its like walking into a massive walk-in wadrobe and searching through piles and piles of clothes and shoes to find that particular item. I went home with sore arms and legs, I'm not kidding.

So little slp last wk. Part of it was due to the liverpool champions league match. yup, we're out. I'm devastated, end of story. I'm not gg to think bout it ever again.

I'm so glad to take a breather for a while. but then, i'm gonna get real busy again. My exam timetable just came out. 6 papers in 13 days. oh my oh my.

But after all this complaining and whining, I'm still glad to say I like what I'm studying. It tedious and tiring and hard, but nothing in life is easy. I just have to get thru 3.5 more years of vet school. So glad that i'm doing what I love, otherwise it'll be much more tiring.

Ok. off to whatever school stuff again.

Happy Birthday again Hui Yi :)

OH!! and it Hailed that day. Like it was raining ice cubes!! Laura and I were sooo excited and determined to go stand under it after our dissection class, but then it stopped :(. I know it sounds sick, but hey, HAIL. Not everyone gets to experience it. I so hope it hails again.

2008-04-24T17:07:00.003+08:00

Started our live animal pracs at werribee farm a few weeks back. Sadly, its only a once in a fortnight thing. such great fun! we learnt how to flip a sheep, carry piglets, and other stuff bout cows and horses. I so regret not taking my camera into the pig farm. The piglets are soooo adorable, i had to tell myself so many times that they have to go back to the pen at the end of the day.

I love farmwork. I'd rather do that everyday instead of listening to lectures. But of coz, there are bad sides to it too. Look at the overalls we're wearing. Its compulsary so our clothes don't get dirty. Ok, so we look like plumers/farmers or watever. but they're cool k!

We also have to wear steel-capped boots in case animals that weigh like 400+kg step on us. I tell you, being a vet is DANGEROUS! In Australia, they rate the risk factor equal to that of mining! So far, I have been rammed in the butt by one pissed sheep, and laura's fingers have been squashed while handling a disgruntled cow. And we all wake up the next day with aches and bruises. But its all gd. I'm enjoying it.

The theory part is crazy though. I dun even wanna go there.
quizzes and tests all coming up e next 2 wks. god help us.

winter is coming. Mel, u have to lose weight!

2008-04-03T14:18:00.003+08:00

Look at this dog. What great spirit he has!

Back to school. argh. Thank god the infection's healing so there's v little pain left. Gonna have to take out all 4 wisdom teeth in July. I'm so scared of the after effects. I swear i'm not gonna go out of the house for like one week. I'll look horrendous with super puffy cheeks after the surgery is done.

So dad and Nick came down for a visit. We didnt have much time to entertain them except over the wkend, but they drove up to mornington peninsular for a 4-day golf trip and only just returned. Gotta get back to school mode again. More and more new things to learn everyday, more and more dissections to do.

Anw, I found a new hobby. Youtubing stand up comedy, watching and laughing the whole day when I'm taking breaks from school work. I know it sounds kinda silly but trust me, they are so entertaining they never fail to cheer me up. Go you tube Dane Cook and Jeff Dunham and just go watch one of their videos. :)

To everyone back home, miss you all. Havent been able to go online alot. Somedays I'm too busy and tired that I dun even turn on the computer. Had a great time talking to Cherlyn dear that day. Miss u all!

2008-03-27T15:39:00.002+08:00

Ok its near the end of the Easter holidays. It started off great but I think its gg to end badly.

Good things first. We went deep sea fishing! The weather was gd, the company n crew onboard were so much fun. I had the time of my life! pictures say it all:

Groupie on the boat, before fishing

Thomas, me, laura, jon, da jie and zixin

I beat the boys and caught the most fish! *beams

Zi xin caught a baby shark!

That was a pretty awesome day. A whole new experience and a whole lot of fun.

Ok now for the bad part. My wisdom tooth is growing out and its hurting like hell. I cant open my jaw wide and my ear's freaking pain too coz they're connected. Couldn't slp e whole night and had to survive on painkillers. I can only eat via a teaspoon now.

So i booked an appointment at the dentist tmr morn. Gonna drag dad there once he arrives, n i'm sure its gonna cost him a bomb coz this isn't singapore. I cant help being paranoid, and I've been surfing websites the whole day, reading bout wisdom tooth extraction and pain. And it sure is freaking me out. I dun wanna have have a swollen face or bleeding teeth! Went thru 2 painful canine teeth extraction under GA once and its enough alr. I'm freaking scared of e pain right now. Damn, n school's starting!

God help me.

2008-03-17T21:29:00.002+08:00

Omg.

It has been freaking 40 degrees the last week! I cant slp properly at night coz its sooo hot. And everytime we come home from school we get a bit darker, no kidding. Easter break next wk, cant wait.

I dun wanna step out of the house coz of the heat. I drank a total of one big cup of watermelon crush from boost and 2 large cups of slurpees today. The heat's killing me! Its like walking in an oven/having a permanent fever.

Stupid weather.

2008-03-09T19:42:00.002+08:00

Only 1 week of school and already I foresee the late nights I have to put in studying. And of course, less msn-ing and tv watching. MY SHOWS!

I didn't know that the anatomy of animals could be so complex. They have so many names for so many bones, even those small ones that we didn't know existed. When the lecturer started rambling the scientific names most of us just sat there, stunned. And damn, the anatomy of horses, cows, dogs etc are all diff! unlike humans. Oh well, I guess I have to get used to it.

So, imagine how glad I was when the wkend came. Fri was spent bbqing pork belly at ben and bowon's. Then we had a sing star battle. Its this singing game on PS2 where 2 diff teams battle by singing songs. It was great fun seeing everyone sing and trying to do the high/low parts, not to mention the off-key notes and horrible pitches.

Sat we headed down to the Moomba water festival. Its kinda like a big carnival. Missed the fireworks though. i wished the wkends never end.

Shit, its Mon again.

2008-02-28T20:31:00.002+08:00

And in the blink of an eye I'm back in Melb. Saying gdbye was probably not as hard as last time, coz I know they'll still be waiting for me when I go home. But still, parting is never easy. I'll miss everyone:)

My last gatherings with kcc and the jc gurls were great. we had so much fun just talking and being goofy as usual.

Ok, I dun really feel like saying much now. Have to go back to unpacking and house cleaning. Take care everyone!

2008-02-18T22:22:00.004+08:00

Ok so many things happened.

Firstly I ended work. It was kind of hard to wake up the next day and not do the routine stuff I have been doing the last 2 months. But thank god I'm done with the jobs. Guess I'll miss my colleagues.

But then CNY came. Alex and family came back and suddenly I had so much more stuff to do that I slowly forgot bout how working life felt. CNY was nothing special. The only thing I liked about it was the family gatherings, the coziness in everybody's house. KCC had our visiting schedule all planned out on the 4th day, but then due to unforseen circumstances we ended up visiting 3 houses only. But it was really great fun. I found out that day how tiring twister was. Lol.

Then we had our family trip to Bintan. At first I was rather skeptical about it. The guys wanted to go there all because of golf. So while they played golf, we had to entertain ourselves. Oh and don't let me get started on the ferry ride there. It was sooooo soooo bad. Alex, my uncle and many many ppl ended up puking on board. I was almost a victim as well, but thank god there was nothing much to puke out. I'd rather take the roller coaster for 109384 times than endure that ride again.

But Bintan turned out to be better than I expected. We tanned, relaxed on the beautiful beach, swam and went for spa. Basically we relaxed. I didnt touch my laptop and phone for 3 days and I spent my time at the resort as if it was non-existent. Just a good book, good weather, company and scenery was sufficient. It was such a gd holiday. I felt good getting away from the rushed lifestyle and the overcrowded Singapore.

Now I'm back in Singapore sleeping my time away and watching How I met your mother every day. And of course, the occassional shopping trips. I wished I was back there now. lol

I just had a filling re-done and my toothe aches terribly. I wanna eat but cant. Just when I wanna eat I cant do that. But the opposite always happens. Damn.

Ok. about 8 days till I fly back to Melbourne. Having mixed feelings about that.

2008-01-27T22:19:00.000+08:00

Its my last wk of work!

I'm gonna miss lunch time with the crazy collegues and all. But I so cant wait to be rid of this job. I cant understand how my colleague Linda can stand doing this for the past 15 yrs. 2 months into this job and I already cant take it.

I can finally have some free time to myself, spend more time with family and friends and so on. Now I'm like the only-come-out-on-wkends person. But seeing kcc always cheers me up. I so miss shopping with the dear. I'm gonna go on a huge shopping spree and stock up before I go back.

I received this email from jw and kb bout animal cruelty. Its this petition to sign an anti-fur campaign started by PETA. There was this video attached which showed how ppl in China throw animals around and skin them alive. 5 seconds into the video and i shut the whole thing off.

It was horrible, grusome and inhumane. How can ppl treat living things like that. Animals cant talk back and defend themselves, and the only living things that can stop these are humans. I know how some ppl always say that animals are just animals, and how others cannot understand the huge protests against animal cruelty. But put yourselves in their shoes and just try to imagine how inhumane these acts are. Sorry to say, but F*** these ppl. What makes us think that humans are the most superior species. Yes we can talk, and we are intelligent creatures. But that doesn't give us the right to perform such acts. I'm sorry if I sound too strong or anything, but I strongly condemn animal cruelty.

I wanna do something about it next time. I HAVE to.

2008-01-01T18:39:00.000+08:00

Christmas and New yr came and flew by in a flash. I just love this time of the year where family and friends come together. Ever since Alex and family came back, there never was a quiet moment in out house.

We went for karaoke, had a night safari trip, had good food almost everyday coz of my uncle. Sweet. I so cant wait for the end of january when my work ends and I have more time for myself and friends. omg Shopping! u heard that Cherlyn? :) So slp deprived now a days.

We had our annual kcc xmas party as usual. It was a mad rush trying to get everything planned, typical kcc. But it was such a cozy affair, I'm sure everyone had a great time. I saw Evey again after god knows how long. Damn she went to US and became skinnier. How is that possible?! I so have to take lessons from her.

So its the beginning of a new year again. Thinking back, I had a great 2007. The whole melb experience was better than I expected it to be. I made great new friends, and relationships with my best friends back home became better. If I were to talk about significant events that happened in 2007 I would never be able to finish. All in all, it was great. Next yr's gonna be tough, but hopefully it'll be gd as well.

Happy New Year everyone! May you have a great 2008!

2007-12-20T22:12:00.000+08:00

Ok this blog has been dead for a few wks now coz of work. Damn it sucks the life out of me. I no longer get to sleep late, and by 11 or 12 at night I'm too tired to have my usual drama marathon alr. And my job's kinda sucky. I have to deal with rude Singaporeans with crazy requests over the phone. I got a call from a loanshark the other day coz someone in the company owed him money, and it scared the hell out of me coz he threatened to come down to the office to collect his money. Can u imagine? a real life loanshark!

But of coz, meeting my fav ppl at night nv fails to cheer me up no matter how tired I am. We pigged out at glutton's bay last night, and I finally got to eat my fried oyster which I've been craving for sooo long. And finally, our xmas party plans have been finalised. But then the other part of out plan for the day got ruined, it was kinda frustrating. Oh well, can't wait for saturday to come.

Met up with Wee dear last thurs. It was soo gd to see her again. And can we tell you (I'm sure wee feels the same as me), chomp chomp has such gd food we literally gobbled up out hokkien mee. Ok bear with me, coz while I'm in Singapore, I think most of my pics will consist of food. We talked about our string e days, joked and fooled ard. It was so much fun. lol.

Dinner with the TJ ppl tmr! xmas party on sat. Alex and family back on sat. and Christmas dinners almost every night all the way till after xmas. At least this wk's not boring :)

2007-12-04T22:04:00.000+08:00

Sat shopping with 2 of my best girls, Cherlyn and Bee was fruitful. TOO fruitful in fact. burned a hole in my pocket. But of coz we had fun. loads in fact. planning, crapping, gossiping, and making hard decisions bout what purchases to make.

Thats y i so need a job. and i found one! I'm starting tomorrow as a telephone operator for ERA, the real estate company. at least it'll keep me busy and divert my attention away from shopping. And of coz there's a pay cheque at the end of the month to think about. Darn, if only I was filthy rich. I'll be spending money everyday, and work would be the last thing on my mind. But then again, I prob would be a bitch and a show-off.

Ok, lets hope my colleagues are nice ppl.
Damn, shopping and travelling are such expensive hobbies.

2007-11-27T11:35:00.000+08:00

Yup, I'm back! for quite some time alr in fact. Pushed my flight forward to surprise e gang. And it worked! shd have seen Cherlyn and Bee's reaction.

Its great to be back. Mee Pok Ta, Teh Bing, Roti Prata. omg. they tasted sooooo gd. But one thing I hate bout Singapore is the weather. It sooooo humid. Like I feel so sticky the whole day. And coz of the sudden weather change, I fell sick the first 2 days. argh, it was so horrible. I also realised that people in Singapore (in general) are less friendly. Everyone's rushing off to somewhere, and a simple Hi or a smile seems to take up too much time and effort. Well I miss the lifestyle in melb, but i defnitely miss the people and food in sg :)

So I've been slacking. nth much exciting. The gang gave me a great bdae surprise, and reminded me of how gd it is to be around them again. Some pics here, but the rest are with Cherlyn.

Shopping, sleeping, drama watching. That's my life. at least for now. I'm gonna find a job soon! Retail Therapy is not cheap indeed.

2007-11-13T19:14:00.000+08:00

I'm finally done with the exams! at least for this yr. Chem today was alrite. But what made me really nervous was my driving test immediately after that. The good news is that I PASSED! thank god for that. I kinda screwed up my parallel parking, but my tester was such a sweetheart. He wasn't so strict, and thank god I did well in the other aspects.

Cant believe my year in Melbourne's almost over. I'm gg home real real soon. and I really really cant wait! but first. I'm gonna clean up our place which sorts of resembles a junkyard due to our lack of cleanliness during the exam period.

I'm gonna spend the next few days shopping. Sis and I have already got everything planned out. well sort of. we deserve it. lol

see you guys back home :)

2007-11-10T07:34:00.000+08:00

busy, hectic, crazy. This was what my last 2 weeks has been like. I threw this surprise bbq for the sister's 21st bdae 2 wkends ago, and Dad flew down to surprise her. It was great fun, but crazy. Imagine planning your sister's 21st bdae party in secret, and trying to keep everything from her while she questions your every move. Me and my housemate stayed up till like 7am the day b4 to make the last minute preparations. But it was worth it :)

Then it was down to studying for the exams. 3 down, 1 more to go. Can I just say that exams here are not as easy as what everyone thinks it is. Bio and Physics were HORRIBLE. The questions they ask are amazing. Its like some don't even make sense. Ok, for example, we're learning Biology and the evolution of life. and one mcq qns asked bout the NAME OF THE TOOLS some ancient species of humans use. like HELLO. I have better things to know.

But the good thing is, the exams are ending and I'm going back real soon. So excited to see everyine back home. So its studying non-stop for the next 3 days. Oh and ya I'm mildly affected by Hay Fever. Its caused by pollens of specific seasonal plants during haying season. And symptoms include running nose, itchy eyes, cough etc. We don't get it back in Singapore, only certain countries. I've been blowing my nose so often these few days that the skin at my nose area is 'falling off'.

Btw ppl, you got to watch Gossip Girl, this new american drama. its soooo gd I'm addicted to it. And oh ya, I have a new addiction. E-baying. God, I ought to be shot.

Take care everyone, and study hard for the exams! :)

2007-10-22T20:57:00.000+08:00

I'm just thinking, would anyone know if a happy person was sad? Would anyone even care? coz he looks so happy everytime such that its expected of him to be happy. I dunno if I'm making any sense but yea.

On a lighter note. The last wkend was pretty fun. our usual dinner out (at some horrible jap restaurant), then chilling out at Hong Rui's place playing table tennis n pool. Sat was spent frisbee-ing. all of us woke up with aches e next day. I literally couldnt bear to lift the parts of my body from waist down coz of the aches.

Reality Check: 14 days to exams. Freak. its a matter of days now, no more months.
To everyone back home in Singapore, I know everyone's busy with sch n stuff too, so jia you ya. :)

2007-10-15T18:42:00.000+08:00

One of my favourite contestants on australian idol, ben mckenzie, the singer of the song currently playing on my blog now is GONE. he n matt, the other sweetheart, were in e bottom 2 in the most shocking vote ever.

Screw Australian voters. I'm damn upset now.
I'm drowning my sorrows in tiramisu made by laura this instant. it has double dosage of baileys and kahlua.

Sorry I think this entry doesn't make sense at all, but Yes I'm damn upset.

2007-10-13T21:32:00.000+08:00

Celebrated Zi Xin's , my housemate's 21st bdae last night. one of the sweetest bdaes ever, and i'm sure everyone enjoyed themselves. shall let the pictures do the talking.

Nothing interesting have been happening. hmm. i dissected an earthworm n thurs and it was damn gross. Other than that, school has been pretty boring.

Exams are in freaking 3 weeks time! gosh. i need to have all the info in my head by then. If only i could stuff notes in my brain like how u insert a card in a machine and it reads all the info. yea ok i'm gg crazy. thats like impossible.

Gonna be real busy and tired these 3 weeks. but, its closer to home :)

and to my bee dear back home, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! missing u guys loads.

2007-10-01T22:41:00.000+08:00

So my 2 week spring break just flew past like this.

Basically, I worked, caught up with friends, worked, pigged out on sinful food, worked, slept, worked. Went out with Laura and her friend Althea who visited her from Singapore a couple of times, and had a blast. Spent time with our gang as well. yea, so the only time I actually did work was when I was doing my stats assignment. But oh well, its the hols, so I decided to give myself a break and relax.

And so my exam timetable's out. Suddenly, its only 30 odd days to the exams! This is the part where I'll start freaking out. So i'm gonna start revising.

But its sooo hard to get back to studying mood. This morn I had to DRAG myself out of bed to go to school! and i spent the entire day doing my laundry and ironing. Serves myself right, sis said, coz it was 2-3 months of accumulated laundry. I practically dragged half of my closet out, and even had to stuff clothes into my luggage and drag them all the way to the laundry place cause they couldnt fit. I'm not kidding, I felt so embarrassed coz everyone was staring. This is the result of not having a maid to do ur stuff and procrastination. But I'm not a dirty girl! I air dry them, and I hardly sweat!

1 month more till I'm going back. Its sooner than expected :) Its so funny that it feels like yesterday when I left everyone behind at the airport.

2007-09-24T14:27:00.000+08:00

Ok, quick update.
I'm on my second week of holidays already, and its amazing how time really passes without us realizing it. So far, I've gone to the beach with val, esther, kiki; (but it was too cold and there wasn't much sun). watched a couple of movies; pigged out; watched k drama (wats new), and WORKED.

My gosh, my legs have never felt so tired b4. I stood up for 7 hrs selling showbags at the royal melb show ytd. I really couldn't feel my legs at the end of the day. Sis had it bad too. She was the fairy floss girl, and always ends up with cotton candy on her face, hair and clothes at the end of the day. But it was fun. I have pictures of her in pink, but would prob get slaughtered if i posted them here. The Royal Melb show is one HUGE carnival. It'll be really fun if kcc or our family went there together. There are tons of rides, food, games and all sorts of carnival things to buy.

I've never been so busy b4. Like Laura said, this semester passed by so quickly coz we worked. So the leisure time that we squeeze out will solely be for ourselves, we barely have enough time to do other things beside study and work. Oh well, I wouldn't complain that the end of the year is soon approaching. It hasn't been that bad a year. but i'm dreading the exams!

Heard from Cherlyn that the kcc bbq was fun. too bad I couldn't join u guys, but glad u all had such great fun!

Today's the 24th of sept. I'll be on the plane home in 2 months time :)

~I really need to catch up on school work.

2007-09-13T16:07:00.001+08:00

I learnt my lesson and brought my camera to work with me on Tues, but yea, I didnt see them. I think last Sunday was just a once in a million chance. But anw, I had fun during work. We had tons of argentina and aus fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (about 70,000+), and it was just so cool to be there for us soccer fanatics. Me and my co-workers were just staring at the TV whenever we had the chance, and I ran off after work to catch the last 10 min of the match live. My sis and I were soo excited. but sadly, we didnt have a chance to take a pic with the players on the field.

And, look at our new found friends! Our neighbours' dogs - A jack russell and a pomeranian pup. They're just sooo adorable. Trying to get into our house in the morning, running around in our backyard and trying to get our attention. I was almost late for lecture that day coz I was playing with them.
I'm sooo hooked on so u think you can dance. Its addictive.
And one more day till my 2 week spring break, but I'm kinda in a holiday mood already. But I have to catch up on school work and work at the Royal Melbourne Show, so its not much of a holiday anw. Hope everyone's doing well. missing ya all. (:

My best friend's so cute. She just freaked out when she thought Hu Shing was coming over at the end of the year. but NO! 24th nov. set. no one can change anything! :)

2007-09-09T20:33:00.000+08:00

I feel loved. Thanks for everyone's concern. Cherlyn, who sent me a long email coz my phone couldnt work. (its working now!), the ever so sweet bee deer, kleon loh, jie min, kb, wan jie leandra etc. thanks ya all. I'm fine, I really am. Its just that last wk really wasn't a v gd week. I guess everyone has their 'down days', especially so for us international students, who have so much responsibility and so many things to worry about.

I am still tired, worked both days on sat n sun, and my legs are kinda sore now.

But on a brighter note. U'll never guess who i saw on the streets of Melbourne this afternoon! (ok, this is the point where i start rambling).

I saw like half of the ARGENTINIAN FOOTBALL SQUAD!!! they were outside flinders station. I was kinda grumpy coz my shift got pushed forward, and I had to drag myself up when sis and housemate were still aslp. but all of a sudden I found myself staring at this guy who seemed strangely familiar. Then suddenly it hit me. JAVIER MASCHERANO! the oh-so-great liverpool midfielder and argentina player. and next to him was carlos tevez who just joined man utd. At that point, all that went through my mind was 'omg omg omg'. I literally stood there and stared, amazed, and i couldnt think! and I didnt have a camera or my camera phone with me damn it! They were all in their adidas light blue track suits and they were HUGE. like seriously. I think I only reached mascherano's ribs. Even tevez, who looks so short on TV was actually big. and mascherano is cute in real life, believe me. I cant imagine how cute gerrard or torres must be in reall life then :).

So anw I started calling my sis (who had the misfortune of starting work one hr later. haha), and kiki. and messaging my bro and football fanatics. And believe me, i was still hyperventilating after like 15 min. I thought I was lucky enough to be working on the day Argentina will be playing Aus in a friendly match this tues. I was planning to sneak out to catch a glimpse of the game and the players running ard on the field. but this is SOOO much better. they were just inches away from me, and I was staring straight into their faces! argh. thinking back, i shd have gone up to shake mascherano's hand. I feel like kicking myself now.

Ok I think I'm about done rambling. This is like one of the most exciting things that has happened to me in Melbourne. Meeting a football star from my beloved club. its a dream come true. Now I cant imagine how I'll be like when i see my steven gerrard in person. I think I'll faint on the spot.

Alrite, I'm off to do some work that couldnt be done coz i had to work. Thank god George cancelled my 7am driving lesson tmr. But there's one on Tues. He's out to make me suffer. I've gotta wake up at like 6+ for the first time since forever.

~still hyperventilating

2007-09-06T23:11:00.000+08:00

I'm so tired I'm so tired I'm soooo tired. Been reaching home at so late the past few nights. I've been so damn busy with everything its hard to find some time to breathe. I dun even wanna go into details.

And my stupid singapore phone is not working. I think its M1's fault. I havent been receiving messages though ppl said they sent me. So I have absolutely zero contact with Singapore thru my mobile. and I dunno wats gg on. sorry to those who sent me an sms but didn't get a reply, or if i mysteriously sent some sms that doesnt seem to make sense. I hope it'll be ok tmr. I'm so upset.

Physics test tmr and I'm so dead. Dun ask me why. ok, I'm sounding kinda incoherent.

~I feel suffocated. just a little. but its nobody's fault.

2007-08-31T13:58:00.000+08:00

I want to go to bed without having to worry about anything everytime. I wanna sleep soundly always. It so hard to get a good night's rest these days.

2007-08-28T13:08:00.000+08:00

I woke up yesterday morning with HUGE eyebags. had the shock of my life. I look so horrible nowadays.

It was all because of work the day b4. Had to serve customers nonstop for 3 hrs. I think I made close to a hundred hotdogs! You should see the way angmohs eat. Its as if their stomach was hollow. Moreover, there were 88,000 ppl at the Melbourne Cricket Ground watching the footy match on Sun. They just cant stop eating and drinking!

So the whole 3 hrs all I got was: 'Hey, any more chips? ; Are there anymore meatpies? Get me a hotdog pls. etc''. And its not like the food was great. One hotdog for $5 is ridiculous. Oh well, thats how they earn money.

My legs were wobbly by the time my shift ended. But the thought of the money earned makes it alot better (yes, I need the money!) I wish I could work longer though. Too bad the food was all sold out after 3 hrs. This further emphasizes my point that the ppl here have huge appetites.

I'm starting to understand that life ain't so easy after all. I spent 18 yrs living under my Dad's roof (I still am actually), and realised that my life back in Singapore was rather sheltered. Down here, students start working when they are 15/16 and indepedence is very much emphasized. I'm glad I'm starting to learn to do things, starting to learn to be more independent. Every morning I wake up thinking about what I have to do, what I have to settle today etc. Back home it was: what shd I wear to go shopping today, what shd I buy and so on. Studying overseas really builds character.

Happy birthday Dad! He's so cute. He's gonna buy a cake and celebrate his bdae over the webcam with me and sis tonight. And i 'forced' him to include willow as well. I miss him. I miss the fruit juice that he makes for us every wkend morn, I miss our family outings, I miss just being in his room with him. I miss his presence and the sense of security I feel whenever he's near. The other day he was telling us that one of his old friends left the world suddenly coz of a heart attack, leaving behind his wife and 2 kids. Life is so unfair, but thats the way it is. My world would crumble without my dad and my family.

I'll be able to see everyone I miss back home in 3months time. I really cant wait. I sure hope these 3 months will pass by quickly.

2007-08-20T17:21:00.000+08:00

It was a busy wkend. It was the usual fri night dinner with sis and our little gp here.
then kiki, esther liz and I had dinner and then a few drinks on sat night. It'll be a looong while b4 kiki and I touch a 151 again.

Me and sis went to this spanish cafe called san churros on sun, and we had the loveliest spanish donuts dipped in hot melted dark choc together with spanish-styled drinks. it was simply heaven! all that sugar just put us in a gd mood instantly. And dinner that night was soooo delicious. we made our own curry and devoured our meal while watching Australian Idol simultaneously.

Damn Chelsea for getting that penalty which wasn't supposed to be a penalty. we were supposed to win! It felt great watching our guys play again. I miss those wkends spent lazing on the couch

with sis, nick and dad, watching ESPN/starsports and screaming at the TV. I'm returning to that in 3 months time! no more laggy online streamings.

and I got a job! :)

2007-08-11T18:49:00.000+08:00

We celebrated National Day in Melbourne as well! it was an event organized by the Singapore Student's Society where there was supposed to be a live screening of NDP. (which unfortunately didn't play for more than 30seconds at one time.) The party wasn't that gd, but thank god for friends there. Look how patriotic kiki and I are. we were dressed in national colours!

Cherlyn dear, are u still sick? take care yea. go n see the doc!

Yesterday CY said i became fatter. can u believe that he asked me to 'zi wo jian tao'. n think bout how i shd cut down on my eating. ARGH.

~I need to lose weight

2007-08-08T20:37:00.000+08:00

Look what sweet Bee sent me and evey. Thx my dear. :)
Makes me miss u guys even more.

Seeing that everyone's doing well makes me feel gd too. but Kleon loh! pls go CUT ur hair. quick. This is like the 1498439th time i'm telling u this alr.

Cherlyn dear I miss u loads. and bee, hy, izzie, wh, jh, xinyi, wee, evey, everyone! the guys too.

Have been real busy lately. esp this wk, where I have all 3 pracs and full curriculum time. I seem to be busier this sem. prob coz of how my timetable is structured, and coz i'm desperately looking for a job. So I haven't been online and havent talked to sooo many ppl for sooo long.

what gets me thru the day:
The thought that its one day closer to seeing my family, kcc and my willow.
Oh and coffee. definitely coffee. It kind of dictates my mood for the day.
No coffee = grumpy and sleepy. and feeling like time passes so slowly. But i so need to stay awake during lects so I dun have to spend so much time revising at home. I wished I had like 50 hrs a day. ok, thats too greedy. 48 then, 48.

2007-08-05T11:37:00.000+08:00

It was the 3rd year yesterday, and mum I still miss u.

We went on a road trip to dandenong ytd, and now I'm more broke.
Life would be so much better if i had more money.

~ I miss kcc n my family. yet again.

2007-07-31T20:41:00.000+08:00

A hot shower.

A solitary jog.

A chat with friends.

Just what I needed.

2007-07-28T20:12:00.000+08:00

The first week of school flew by just like that. I haven't been online this whole week coz I'm stuck on this korean drama called queen of the game. Its soo addictive I just couldn't stop.

First week of school was alright. Somehow I didnt feel as lost and alone like last semester, coz there are at least some familiar faces in every lecture or tutorial. Esther and I 'illegally' switched our chem tut (same as kiki!). Well, no one cares now since its uni. Its so different from those times in JC and secondary school. Its no longer thrilling to do something against the school rules, and the feeling of being rebellious is somewhat different. Oh, and Korean boy is in the same bio prac as me again! same table too =)

And i had my first driving lesson last Fri! Thank god I didnt stall. George, my hilarious driving instructor said I was not bad after all. He was telling me stories bout some horrendous students he had, so much so that he always had to say a quick prayer before they start driving. So i just hopped into the driver's seat immediately, and after some explanations on how the clutch and gears work, I hit the roads. Like real roads, with traffic, pedestrians, trams and bicycles. U could imagine how nervous i was. After all, I have never driven before! well except for daytona. George saw that I was gripping the steering wheel like my life depended on it, so he started cracking jokes to make me feel relaxed. Well, it sort of worked, and after sometime it wasn't so scary anymore. looking forward to my next lesson next wk!

Alrite, I'm off to watch my korean drama again. Shall catch up with everyone soon, online. I promise! Let me indulge in my k drama for now.

2007-07-21T19:25:00.001+08:00

I finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows alr. but shan't divulge anything, dun worry. Just gotta say that the book was brilliant =) (giving JK Rowling and her brilliant mind their due respect)

So kiki and I met at like 7.45 am aus time,in the cold, when it was still foggy n freezing, and walked to borders to join the queue. Yup, call us crazy. But thank god for our early arrival though, coz the queue became quite long after some time. U shd have seen kiki la! we were practically hopping home, and she couldn't wipe the smile off her face the moment she layed hands on the bk. haha.

Needless to say, we went into hibernation mode once we reached home. Nothing else was on my mind except hp and more hp. oh well, kinda sad now that everything has ended.

Shall tune my mind back to the impt but otherwise dreadful thought that uni is starting again. I wished my sis would come back soooon!

2007-07-20T21:04:00.001+08:00

I'm so bored. seriously. The only time I open my mouth to speak is when I'm singing along to the songs I'm playing on my comp to make me believe that the house isn't as quiet as it seems.
Cherlyn's gone back and my sis is not back yet coz she cant board due to full flights. So there's no one to talk to face to face.

I immersed myself in my chores from like 1-5 today, and even skipped lunch. All so that I have something to do, and to clear them so I have a completely free day tmr to ready my harry potter book.

-7 hrs. 48min. 27 sec to go

2007-07-19T21:36:00.000+08:00

Gold Coast pictures:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2089630651

oh well, Cherlyn left today. How time flies eh, 26 days just flew past like that. Of coz, we were both sad that we had to leave each other. Come to think of it, it was quite funny though. The whole time in the bus when we were travelling to the airport we were talking to each other but not looking at each other, coz we know that the waterworks will start.

Then there was this whole saga in the airport. when Cherlyn's luggage exceeded by (yes u are not hallucinating*) a whooping 20kg! so she brought back slightly less than 50kg worth of clothes n foodstuff. yes, like bee said, she brought back the weight of me. So she had to pay like $240 aus dollars, a ludicrous amt! but then we met this really nice singaporean lady, Flora, who agreed to offload some of her luggage weight by checking in together. Thank God for Flora.

So I last saw her in her purple jacket, entering the departure gate. Of coz I'm sad, which human wouldnt be? departures are always sad. But I'm gonna be back in approx 4 months time. I so cant wait. I just have to get thru sem 2 in melb uni. I hope it will be a quick and rather harmeless semester.

And yes, i still have to complain bout the cold. I'm relying on my heater now. I'd rather be shipped to some desert or somewhere, so that I'll not shiver like every other minute.

Harrpy Potter, 9.01am aus time, sat! me and kiki alr made plans to go queue up at borders at 8. yup, we're crazy.

2007-07-18T23:23:00.000+08:00

We're back from the sunny Gold Coast! And i soo miss the sun there. Its freaking freezing here. It even snowed in Dandenong! So me and Cherlyn have been trying to keep ourselves warm since coming back here. Everytime I step out of the shower I wanna scream, coz I'm trying to wipe and dress myself but its sooo hard coz I'm shivering. argh. I need SUN and warmth.

All in all, we had a great holiday. We found our way ard using only public transport, and i managed to get cherlyn to sit ALL the scary rides with me. haha.

Some photos that we took b4 we went to Gold Coast:

Williamstown:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2089671216

Miss Marples:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2089631876

Shall upload the Gold Coast pics tmr, too many to do so now.

And we met up with dear wan jie today =). She came down to the city, and ended up more of a tourist than cherlyn, who knew her way ard so well alr. lol. We had so much fun, just talking bout the good old times. I'll find a time to go visit u in clayton ok? and dun forget our sg date.

Alright, more tmr. Cherlyn's leaving. How time flies eh?
and my timetable's out. Its sucky. I hate it that School is starting. At least there's the 7th harry potter bk to indulge in b4 sch starts.

2007-07-09T18:35:00.000+08:00

We went to Phillip Island last Wed to see the penguin parade and it was a great experience. They are sooooo cute! it was a long wait for them to come back from sea, but it was all worth it =). More pictures!

So busy sight seeing the last few days that we hardly have time to update. We went to the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance, shopped, ate, and ate more. I'm eating sooo much good and sinful food since Cherlyn came. Its a pigging out session everytime we eat out.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090038947

Now I've convinced Cherlyn to be a k drama addict too =). Every night we just curl up under our blankets and watch k drama till late at night, pigging out on krispy kremes, cookies, ice creams blah. sigh. I so have to go on a diet after the hols.

Will update soon. we miss everyone back home!

2007-07-04T00:23:00.000+08:00

Werribee Zoo pics are up! I hope people dun get sick of seeing just 2 of us in the photos. haha. we're always thinking of how to get both of us in the pictures, setting timers or asking passerbys. we need a camera man!

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090268841

And look what's my latest craze. yea, transformers. for real. Catched it today coz Harry wanted to watch (convinced Cherlyn to go.), and the results shocked me. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Cherlyn still cant believe i liked it. There was humour, action and lots of great effects. For those who havent watched them yet (esp girls), go watch it! its great.

Next up, Harry Potter! we're gonna watch it on the first day of release. and the book! i'm soo gonna go to borders first thing in the morning when it opens just to collect my book. And I'll probably stay home n not do anything else until i've finished reading it. =)

We're gg to Phillip Island tmr to see penguins, koalas and kangaroos! hope it doesnt rain.

2007-07-02T20:06:00.000+08:00

Long overdue photos of melb are up!

Spent most of the days in the city or shopping. Our plans to go the the Royal Botanical Gardens were hindered coz of the rain, so we ended up pigging out at max brenners and shopping in melbourne central.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090312759

The weather today was gorgeous. Lots of sunshine, the perfect day for our zoo trip. More pics next time!

And we had a 3 hr steamboat dinner tonight, eating and watching Cheaper by the Dozen 2. We love steamboats =).

We talk about KCC our family and our friends everyday, remembering the good old times back in Singapore. We miss everyone.

2007-06-26T21:09:00.000+08:00

Our first official day touring Melbourne. The weather was really good besides the slight drizzle. Took Cherlyn to the city to sight-see. We went to those tourist attractions and took looooooads of photos. and its only the first day!

Shall let the pictures do the talking. =) we're dead tired. and our feet are hurting.

Links to more pictures!

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090486961

2007-06-24T12:42:00.000+08:00

I'm home alone, and its a weird feeling, having to return to an empty house everyday.
Thursday was spent shopping at DFO with kiki and val. We all managed to snap up some really good bargains.

Then, they convinced me to go to the science students society end of exams party. It was such an experience people-watching. Guys were drunk as early as 9pm, and the crazy dance moves that some people had were really hilarious. We ended up with blisters and sore toes that night, the result of wearing pretty (but really painful) shoes and standing in them for hrs.

And its soooo cold outside sometimes that I just wanna huddle in front of a make believe fire place and not move. Ppl in singapore, enjoy the sun!

Cherlyn's arriving in approximately 13 hrs. That girl has been running ard getting ready for the aus trip, its so funny hearing bout her antics everyday. She's so nervous about boarding the wrong gate and ending up in tasmania, or that she might puke on the guy next to her whenever there's a turbulance. And I think she's bringing more clothes than I brought over. haha, we shall see!

2007-06-19T22:58:00.000+08:00

Just finished 2 seasons of supernatural in a matter of days. The past few days were like this: Wake Up, watch Dean on supernatural, eat, continue watching, slp, wake up blah blah. Its soooo good I just couldnt stop watching. I didn't even change out of my PJ's, and I didnt want to leave the house. Now that its over, I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms. again.

Anw, to people out there who haven't caught the show. You're missing out! Its sooo exciting.

Oh and My fav is Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles-guy in the middle). He's sooooo hot! But sis' guy is Sam (Jared Padalecki- guy on the right). We're always debating on who's the hottest . But of coz, Dean wins hands down =p. Together, they're awesome. I need season 3.

Sis is gg back tmr, but Cherlyn is flying here soon. =)=)=)

I just met Aunty Frances for dinner hrs ago and I just had to ask her if I put on weight.
Her reaction: she nodded her head. That is sooo bad news. damn.

2007-06-17T19:40:00.000+08:00

Happy Father's Day Daddy! I miss you.

Had 2 birthday celebrations in the last week. First it was Val's birthday surprise at the Royal Botanical Gardens. That place is sooo beautiful. Imagine great scenery, beautiful weather, wonderful company. We walked all the way there and back, but it was all worth it. Don't really have many pictures on that coz the others are with kiki and Becky. And our camera's memory card konked out on us! damn it. thank god cherlyn has a new camera and a 3Gig memory card, or I'll trip around Melb and GoldCoast cant be captured on film.

Then it was Harry's 25th bdae on sat. Just a simple pizza party coz everyone still had papers to study for (except me (;)

Oh and the weather's getting colder! On fri night it was soooo cold and foggy that mist were coming out of out mounths whenever we breathed or spoke. and aunty frances' flight here was delayed for 4 hrs coz of the fog. Sis and I actually wanted to go and try out the Ferris Wheel but it was so foggy we decided to skip it.

One more wk till Cherlyn's arrival! now that the date's closer and we're actually talking more bout it and planning Cherlyn's luggage and stuff its just soo exciting. Been hearing stories about the various rides in Gold Coast from Sis and friends, and I so cant wait to go there! Cherlyn, i don't care, u're gg on every single ride with me! =p

2007-06-12T18:37:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Cherlyn! (ytd).

Celebrated with kcc over the webcam, with evey too. I love technology. 3 gps of ppl from 2 diff continents and 3 diff countries were communicating with each other thru skype. And although we're not there physically it was still better than nth (:. We ended up singing the birthday song together, but we were lagging behind 5 seconds, according to Cherlyn. haha. we were trying sooo hard to synchronize our singing.

According to sis, I'm leading a meaningless and aimless life now.
Wake up, jog, have breakfast/lunch. watch my korean drama, take a nap. wake up. continue watching. read my book, cook dinner. watch somemore. But this is a privilege i earned! I just love not having to worry about exams, being able to wake up naturally and not to the sound of an alarm and stuff. Bliss.

~less than 2 more wks!

2007-06-09T18:02:00.000+08:00

Exams are over! The last 2 wks were really hectic. Had to squeeze in time to study for 4 subs coz i had papers on 4 consecutive days. oh well, am so glad they're over. I dunno how I did but I guess I'll pass.

Exams here are sooo diff from Singapore. For starters, its freaking cold! My hands were practically numb on the first day and I could barely write. So I piled on more layers of clothes the next few days. And yea, we get to leave anytime we want except 15 min b4 the paper. And the angmohs here just bring in a pen and their student card into the exam venue. Some even looked like they woke up in their pj's.

And so sis and I went to pamper ourselves at a Korean restaurant for lunch, and our grandaunts brought us out for italian food at night. And look at what we ordered! huge slices of cakes. It was soooo sinful, but oh well, its after the exams. =) Now i can watch my shows and read my books in peace.

How time flies. In approx 2 wks time Cherlyn will be here! i sooo can't wait.

Ok. time to catch up with friends!. Plan my gold coast and melb trip. watch all my shows. learn driving. bake. shop. exercise. lose weight.

But first, i have to clean up the house. and do my laundry which i have been accumulating for 3 wks. ok but i'm not a dirty girl!

Howie says:
eyyy can apply pr if i have stayed here for 2 years without leaving?

[Mëi§sÅ] says:
i tink need to check the aus gov website or something

[Mëi§sÅ] says:
do u have a list of criterias bout aus pr?

Howie says:
shit i dont want to read already

Howie says:
too many words

[Mëi§sÅ] says:
lol u lazy pig

[Mëi§sÅ] says:
i know if u're a doctor or nurse quite easy to get pr coz they say aus got shortage of such ppl

Howie says:
yea yea

HowieW says:
i heard if u do nursing here after u grad u can get pr very very easily

HowieW says:
i have a friend doing nursing now so later i just marry her haha so dont have to read the words

[Mëi§sÅ] says:
HAHAH! marry her?

Howie says:
cannot meh?

Howie says:
so that i can get citizenship

[Mëi§sÅ] says:
wah lau. when she finds out u made use of her like that she'll be so sad

Howie says:
i will pay her

omg. things ppl are willing to do. lol.

2007-06-01T21:03:00.000+08:00

I suddenly miss home alot alot alot.
Its probably coz i'm stuck at home with my books and notes.
I miss everyone back in Sg, realli. Everyone. and Everything.
If you're reading this back home, you're someone I miss.

KCC girls sent off evey ytd, and i could only do that over the phone. I hope I can see that girl again soon. She'd better not be too busy chasing Michael Phelps in Michigan.

¬ Its getting colder and I'm getting fatter.

Cherlyn, I'm behind u =)

2007-05-28T19:51:00.001+08:00

I was at queen victoria market doing my grocery shopping on sat when i saw this really cute angmoh boy at the meat section. He was about 4-6 yrs old. So i waved to him, and guess what i got back in return?
He turned ard and showed me the finger. i was utterly stunned.

Yup. Welcome to life in an angmoh country. Kids these days.

~Exams suck.

2007-05-25T13:57:00.000+08:00

I hate it when shows keep us in suspense. First it was prisonbreak. then heroes. And i just watched the finale of lost season 3.
The endings are always like ?????. damn, i have to wait so long b4 new seasons come out.

I think i'm starting to suffer from american dramas withdrawal symptoms already. Cherlyn, i know how it is like with ur online shopping withdrawal symptoms. it feels. bad.

2007-05-24T04:53:00.000+08:00

It just wasn't meant to be. We lost.
I'm not being a sore loser or what, but i dun think milan really deserved it. Liverpool's 2nd half could have been much better. But nevertheless, kudos to Milan for winning it.

When we scored the goal, i still hoped that we could come back. my heart never left the reds.
Seeing Gerrard, Carragher and the other scousers crestfallen left me devastated. but alas, we'll be back next yr. bigger and stronger.

Tears, Anguish, Sorrow. But what's most important is the heart. I'll love liverpool all my life.
I'm so proud of the lads.

~ I'll Always be a proud Red.

2007-05-21T19:10:00.000+08:00

CRAMPING. badly. my only source of comfort now are the m&m's peanuts that i'm popping into my mouth.

I painted my nails ytd. They're so pretty i cant bear to do anything. (My sis and housemate even did the dishes for me heh). Was looking at them during lectures today and showed them off to Howie. ok yea i realised this sounds random.

Oh well, nth much gg on so far. partied on fri and celebrated rachel's bdae at hardrock ytd. But its down to studying now.

I just received Wee's emails and she wondered if I was in aus coz all my friends seem to be Asians. lol, its the harsh reality here wee. we seldom mix with angmohs outside sch time. I do have a korean friend though =). and a new London friend! he's damn cute la. an arsenal fan coz he comes from London. KB, ur friend!

~S T U D Y i must.

2007-05-14T18:30:00.000+08:00

My Daddy's not here anymore. =(

Sunday was Mother's Day, but me and sis spent it with my Dad. He's playing both roles now. He even goes bra-shopping with us. I'm serious. It was really great to have Dad come down this to spend this wkend with us. With him ard i feel secured, relaxed, and happy. He's my rock, he makes me feel motivated, and reminds me that I'm not only studying for myself, but also for him. I owe him so much in every aspect.

My pimples are popping out. My hair's in a mess. My dark circles and eyebags are showing. My face is getting more bloated. I'm growing fatter. I'm looking bad.

Melissa's not a happy girl because she looks a mess and exams are only 3 freaking weeks away.

Melissa's also not happy because she's not able to eat her mee pok and roti prata which she has been craving for since forever.

~Melissa's looking forward to winter break.

2007-05-12T22:20:00.000+08:00

I was so happy when i saw my dad. First qns I asked him was whether i put on weight. and the ans turned out to be 'a little', sadly.

Well anw, today we drove up to Dandenong, our fave little town sassafras. rachel drove up to together with laura, liz, jessie. Esther n my sis were there too. Miss Marples, our fave tea place was so packed that we had to wait about 2 and a half hours for a table. So we walked ard the town, bought heaps of flavoured coffee, and ended up sitting on the lawn eating chips and talking.

The deserts are simply yummylicious. The Belgian Waffles were the best ever! yea, looking at the amt of food we ordered, we ate till our stomachs could no longer contain any more food.

Driving to Dandenong was great. The scenery was fantastic, and the air was cool and fresh. Most impt i had my Dad with me. Today I just put aside everything, enjoying Dad's company, being Daddy's little girl.

I'm gonna make pancakes for him tmr!.
Alright, I'm exhausted. More next time. =)

The wkend passes so quickly.

*I found out how to go to Miss Marples via Public Transport! Cherlyn, I'm bringing you there by hook or by crook! u just cant miss that.

2007-05-10T20:22:00.000+08:00

~my dad's arriving in approximately 14 hrs.
i cant wait. =)

2007-05-09T20:41:00.000+08:00

Busy busy week. finally took some time out to blog. so quite a few things happened this wk. I made pancakes for me and sis for breakfast on sat! had a sudden craving for them so went ahead to make them. am gonna make more for dad when he comes during the wkend. cant wait =)

Then we had a little picnic at Princes Park in the evening. We were sitting at the dog area, so we had to constantly fend off over enthusiastic dogs which just wanted to stuff their noses into our lunch boxes. There was this HUGE dalmation which pounced on me and started licking me. Had to get help from Rachel to get it off me. But the atmosphere was real great. You just cant get this in Singapore. 2 minutes into the picnic at east coast park or sumthing and we'll be complaining bout the hot sun and humid weather alr. Then we went to a diff park to feed possums illegally with our leftover bread crumbs. they're really cute!

Sun night was spent doing my maths assignment, which took me the whole afternoon. Then we were off to this great korean restaurant to celebrate Bowon's 21st bdae! All my sister's friends are like 20+ alr. how time flies.

And then it was back to school. Just had physics test, which I'm so gonna fail. I remembered the formula wrongly which affected the whole qns. oh well. sigh. exams are coming so so soon. i need more time. Pre-Vet lunch tmr!

And to Cherlyn: Dun buy anymore things online! lol. u gotta stop! come DFO instead =)

~If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day, when nobody died
-- Nickelback. If everyone cared.

2007-05-02T16:01:00.000+08:00

We're going to Athens baby! Liverpool are champions league finalists!
Gosh me and sis woke up at 4.30 to watch the semis on TV. Though we were so exhausted, we still stayed up to cheer our team on. And the joy that we felt when our team won was indescribable. We were jumping up and down, slapping each other on our back. It was one of the proudest moments of liverpool fans all ard then world.

Though we were like walking zombies by the time the match ended, we still dragged ourselves to sch. I was practically half dead. it was my 9-5 day. So i had 2 cups of coffee to stay awake. And i saw several ppl dressed in liverpool jerseys, with liverpool scarfs tied ard their necks, celebrating our team's glory. I was also dressed in red, our victory colour! haha.

So my exam timetable's out. i have papers on the 5,6,7 and 8th of june. 4 consecutive days! gonna be so shagged after that. and i so need to study more now.

Cherlyn Dear's only coming down on 25th june. So i'll be in aus doing nothing for 2 wks after my exams end. So I thought about gg back to Singapore first, to celebrate Cherlyn's bdae, and to see my family, friends and willow whom i miss so so much.

But Dad's not allowing me to do so. At first i was sad and disappointed with his decision. But come to think of it, it costs money as well. And i have to listen to what dad says, its my duty as his daughter to do so. Oh well, he's my world, and i love him so. But of coz i still hope he strikes lottery or changes his mind haha. So i guess I can only see everyone else at the end of the yr then.

~ YNWA. You'll Never Walk Alone.

2007-04-30T19:35:00.000+08:00

Had another potluck on saturday. but the gp was too big to interact with everyone. so we were with the ppl we knew. just some pics.

And here's a random pic taken during our rat disection. (courtesy of laura)
Forgive me if its looks gross. I disected a Sheep's Heart today.

Cherlyn and I are going to gold coast! i cant wait!. All the planning and stuff has gotten me excited already.

but first. i gotta settle my exams. its drawing near. real real soon.

I miss my family and my friends. I wanna go home after exams! =(

~I wanna go home.

2007-04-26T19:26:00.000+08:00

I'm such a coffee addict. I've been here 2 months and see what i have gotten already. All kinds of syrups. Caramel, toffee, hazelnut blah. coffee, coffee maker. and a gigantic starbucks mug! (i can so see Cherlyn nagging at me now). Oh yes, and i got a milk frother. it makes foam for latte, so now i can make my fav drink at home. But i so want a coffee machine!

Have been discussing bout the aussie trip with Cherlyn Dear the last few days. its drawing near! but now we're praying that domestic flight ticket prices drop so we can head over to goldcoast for a few days.

and Dad just said he's coming down to sydney 2 wks from now, so he's gonna spend the wkend in melb with me n sis. i cant wait! =)

alright, i dunno wats wrong with me but i've been so groggy the whole day. woke up seeing the room spin, and can hardly walk straight without feeling giddy. i'm turning in early tonight.

TGIF

2007-04-20T12:47:00.000+08:00

In the blink of an eye, Easter Holidays flew past just like this, and another wk of sch passed alr. its really amazing how time flies here.

The most interesting thing that happened this wk was that i dissected a rat during bio prac! my rat was white and cute i felt sorry having to cut her up. but of coz it was already dead, at least i didnt have to kill it. Before we made the first cut I heard some girls squeal at the other end of the lab, and it made me laugh. yea i'm mean, haha. So we observed the rat's digestive system, heart blah. I was so fascinated looking at the different arteries and organs it turned out that I wasn't grossed out by the whole thing.

Then I met up with jie min yesterday! she happened to come to melbourne coz her sis is studying here, so we spent one afternoon catching up with each other. We had greek food and the portion was so huge we shared a meal meant for one. So we just walked ard, talked, re-lived the days we had in JC etc. I was like asking her to update me on 26/05 ppl and so we talked bout everyone and new things that happened. Really enjoyed myself. Thank god for today coz if she goes to UK to study I might not see her for the next 3 -5 yrs.

Just skyped with Nick the other day and I asked him to show me willow. I miss my baby girl so so so much.

~Cherlyn, sorry i couldn't be there. But i'm so proud of u =)

2007-04-15T00:09:00.000+08:00

2 months.

7 and a half more to go. =)

2007-04-10T08:53:00.000+08:00

My best girl is having a tough time now and I can't be there with her.

Cherlyn, i know what you're going through isn't easy, it sure isn't. But through the tears, the pain, and the sorrow, i know you're gonna stay strong. I'm always here for you, so is Kleon. I'm praying for ah gong and I hope that a miracle will happen.

Love you loads. *hugz.

~Difficult Times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. - Isak Dinesen

2007-04-07T19:21:00.000+08:00

Met up with Wan Jie and Leandra in the City today! Leandra was visiting from Singapore and Wan Jie was from here,clayton, but she just hasn't been to the city before. haha she complains about how boring clayton is. So i tried my best to show them around and bring them to have good food.

We ate SO much sinful food today, and were even struggling to finish our gelato. We had American Doughnuts, Choc waffles, thai food and gelato. gosh, i so need to go on a diet already. Anw, it was great catching up with them, enjoyed myself today just walking around, hanging out and talking.

And Leandra says the funniest things. We were at the Asian Grocery stocking up on Asian food when we came across this packet of noodles that read: 98% fat free.

Leandra:''98% fat free? Where did the rest go? That means we have to pay for 2% of fats?''. haha. I'm so gonna rmb this everytime i see fat free stuff.
And thx girls, i had an enjoyable day =)

Randomness:

::: Splish Splash ::: says:

your there a lot of trees not?

::: Splish Splash ::: says:

aust lotsa forest fires one eh!

::: Splish Splash ::: says:

must be careful!

[Mëi§sÅ] says:

haha bee u're SO CUTE! lol

[Mëi§sÅ] says:

got alot of trees but even if got forest fires wont affect me haha i not living in the jungle or forest or something

::: Splish Splash ::: says:

ohh.... haha

LOL, bee is so cute!

~I need to study more!
and i'm missing angels.

2007-04-06T19:31:00.000+08:00

Easter break! half a semester flew past so quickly.
So wed night i had Thai Food with Kik, Val and esther. And gelato after that, although it was freezing. Lygon Street in Melbourne has the best gelatos!

We went to check out DFO (direct factory outlet) last sunday, and it was damn good la. The sale's so so good. I cant wait till cherlyn gets here. havent been shopping with her for sooo long already.

ok, so here are some pics (izzy, i updated pics). gonna start taking more pics alr while I'm in melbourne.

Meeting up with Wan Jie and Leandra tomorrow morning! Cant wait becoz i havent seen them for so long, so gonna show them around the city. Coz as wanjie said, its my 'di pan'.

Then Pris will be coming down here to study, and she's gonna stay like 10 min walk away from me. Jie Min's accompanying her sis down too so gonna meet up with them. so good to be able to meet friends from Singapore. But of coz, cant wait for the winter and spring breaks! =)

So hope everyone's doing fine back home in Singapore! sorry if i cant talk much on msn or something, am probably busy with schoolwork or housework. Speaking of housework, ytd was spent spring cleaning. back breaking work i tell you. i seriously need a robot.

2007-03-28T21:31:00.000+08:00

i passed my driving theory test! but i'm so pissed coz aussies cant read chinese names right. they refused to issue me my permit cause my passport name doesnt correspond to my aus documents. spent so much time arguing to that lady bout it.

Had one of the worst days ever, since I came here. Thank god for the dears and those i complained to.

I cant wait for easter break to come. Leandra's coming down. then of coz cherlyn dear during winter! and maybe kleon during spring.
I need to start studying! i wonder how i could study like how i did in JC last yr.

~ You two are 2 in a million.

2007-03-20T17:10:00.000+08:00

omg omg OMG Cherlyn dear is coming!!! =) =) =) =) =)

gonna plan tours soon! at least after physics test tmr. damn.

~ 3 more months!

2007-03-18T16:03:00.000+08:00

omg me and sis had the best choc meal ever. our lunch consisted of purely chocolate stuff at Max Brenner's. Choc waffles, souffle and hot chocs was our lunch. and damn they were realli sinful. Then went to check out St. Kilda's beach with val and kiki at night. The beach is amazing! its like 10 times nicer than East coast park back home. But still, home is where my heart belongs..

Had a busy week, assignments due and busy practicals and stuff. but all in all it was rather exciting. haha. cherlyn and kleon would know y. but at least this is wat makes school exciting! cherlyn i keep one for u. haha

I spent Sunday doing my laundry, washing the toilet, vacuuming the floor blah. the total opp of catching up on slp back in Singapore, or simply hanging out with the kcc. Oh and i ironed my clothes and burnt my finger. sigh.

I know how much my dad loves us and the family.
And i so love him too.

~ I wanna go to korea!

2007-03-14T19:15:00.000+08:00

It has been one month. wee rmbered=) how time flies eh? one down, 8 more to go. one more month closer to home.

So i went out with kiki on fri night. We had like the Best cakes ever from Brunettis! ya we got lost somewhere but then the walk there was worth it.

Then sat was spent with the Singaporean pre-vet and science students. had a pot luck and met quite a few ppl.

School's getting busier and stuff, and i'm getting tired esp on the long days. 9-5 today! and the weather's so gd to sleep in i dun wanna wake up early.

did i mention how much i hate physics! my lab partners and I are always bitching about how we hate physics, and that we'll be happy as long as we pass. ha. and i didnt understand the whole thing bout projectile motion at first. i had to try it out myself b4 i got it. and u won't want to know how. Plus today i woke up for nothing! my physics lecturer had to go to japan, and so there was this sub lecturer with hair longer than mine and an accent than cant be deciphered. He basically clicked on the powerpoint slides and read thru them, finishing half and hr b4 time. ya and he seemed so proud of himself. i could have slept like an hr more!

Cherlyn dear's coming back from bangkok! we're like gonna plan her aus trip soon heh.
But i'm so afraid i'll have less time to talk with kcc girls and friends coz of sch. hope u all understand. i still miss u all though.

2007-03-08T20:24:00.000+08:00

Didnt have bio prac today so had an off day. and guess wat i did. i went down to the city to run errands and get household stuff - table lamp, grocery blah. like what a housewive would do. If I was in Singapore, my off day would automatically mean shopping with Cherlyn or hanging out with the dears. haha

So last night was spent talking to dad and the dears on the phone. It was just great hearing Dad tell me everything that's happening at home. Knowing that Willow and everyone else is getting on fine is what's most important. And it helps that Dad has an msn account too haha. Cherlyn and Kleon said that he is THAT funky. lol. And then conferencing with the dears was heart warming too.. I'm so afraid I wouldnt have that much chances to talk to them next time.

School has been alright so far, but it'll get busier soon. I'm always trying to stay awake during lectures but nobody seems to be falling asleep except some asian students! i reckon they might be from Singapore too haha. If onli i had jw vita kb and the class with me, lectures would be more fun like in JC.

Liverpool progressed to the last 8 in the champion's league.
and wohoo korean hunk's in the same physics prac class as me as well ha.

~Independence is a big word and has a whole new meaning to me. But I'm starting to get used to it.

2007-03-03T13:36:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was a nerve-racking day, wished I was there with my dears. But congrats to everyone =). I'm happy with my results. Finally what i worked for has yielded good results. Hope my mum and dad are proud of me. I know they will be.

To Cherlyn dear, we love u ya. Glad to know u are doing ok. Dun worri, all will be fine, everything will work out fine. Rmb to Look to your left and right always yea.

And Isabel, Happy 19th Birthday! Sorri I cant be there to celebrate with you girls, but I'm sure they'll celebrate it well for u. enjoy ur last teenage yr girl! =)

Went to check out the Ferrari 60th Anniversary Festival near my place. Saw the Ferraris paraded down Lygon Street and it was indeed a fascinating sight! The cars were so so nice Cherlyn and Kleon would love seeing them first-hand too. I wanna own one!

2007-03-02T14:36:00.000+08:00

Problem's solved. and many new things happened in sch. but have no mood to elaborate now. maybe later..

I'm kicking myself coz i'm not in singapore to collect my results now with the rest of my classmates and the kcc girls. have to wait for my bro's call when everyone's in school like NOW. hope i'll hear good news from everyone. god help us all.

2007-02-28T18:14:00.000+08:00

Life in Melbourne is tough. New problems arise everyday, and it doesn't help that I'm such a worrier. Suddenly I have so many things thrown at me and its not like in Singapore where I have so many people to run to. Thank god i have dad, sansu, my sister, kcc and everyone else.

Not forgetting my angels. Talking to them nv fails to cheer me up. Kleon's enjoying his hotsprings on the mountain and Cherlyn's working. But every chance they have they're talking to me. Cherlyn is such a dear. Always has been, and always will be. She just makes things so much easier. Thx for being there everytime.

and WanJie! y doesn't ur blog have a tagboard?! so hard to communicate with you! and i dun understand ur hint leh? what did u mean? i onli know i'm seeing you during easter haha.

~ I hope life will be easier

2007-02-26T14:35:00.000+08:00

went marketting with sis on sat, and the weather was real gd. we ate something like spicy hotdogs while enjoying the atmosphere. there was this busker there too and we had free entertainment. sorri if we dont look good. we went marketting haha, not shopping. its like we realli need to do everything ourselves, so am having a taste of the lives of housewives ha.
and saw this add where this guy lost 50kg when he ate this new subway light bread. ridiculous! if onli i could do that, i would eat subway EVERYDAY.

Just a random pic, but alex is just too cute! Nick did a mohawk for both of them and showed me the picture. he's so totally cute and handsome! so sad i missed him during cny.

oh and i cooked like eemee, or crispy noodles today. am thinking of new things to cook everyday, and soon i'll be a great cook! haha. wait for me i'll cook for u all!

Ok this are the last of the gifts i brought over. My fav photoframe and shirt from Cherlyn dear. just looking at it nv fails to cheer me up. and cherlyn and kleon gave me a stack of photo postcards, one for each day. but i was a gd girl, i didnt read all at one shot like wat they thought i would do. haha. there are still many gifts which i couldnt bring over, like jw vita and kb's dog jigsaw puzzle, wee's mug, kleon's mug, jem's bball, bee's sotong, isabel's scarf, evey's broom and jiehui's gift too. sorri guys but realli appreciate it =)

contacted wanjie! though she's studying in monash she's still in melbourne. at least there's someone familiar ard.

~if one day the world should perish
i can onli hope that we shall cherish
the fun laughter that we had
will never sour and never turn bad
so dun be fooled by liars and fakers
just know there are two true angels

-- as quoted from an angel. =)

2007-02-23T21:08:00.000+08:00

Sis came yesterday, but dad went off today. =(

Dad's been with me since I came to Melbourne. Everytime I come home and see him I feel so safe. But now i have to learn to live away from him for the first time. It just needs getting used to.

I'm such a pig.

~quote from he-knows-who:
'time stops the moment you feel the love and warmth given to you by your friends.'

2007-02-20T19:11:00.000+08:00

See what xin yi got me! a calendar with the kcc girls on it. Wat a great idea, (I can see her smiling with satisfaction.) i'll be counting the days till my return. and she also gave me a bunch of photos since our tkgs times. The contents are censored coz i looked horrendous in most of them. heh. Sweet jie hui bought a set of letter writing papers to get the whole gang to write for me. Thx girl, realli appreciate it. =)

Had my first real orientation today. The school compound is HUGE. i could get lost there! i tell you, i walk around everyday with a map with me. The uni even has signboards with maps and building signs on it in case anyone gets lost. Its realli huge. Oh and there's this guy in my orientation gp that looks like the lead singer of simple plan or something! totally rock-boyband kind of style. And I'm glad there are many asians and singaporeans around, at least it feels more like home.

Thank god the weather's better these few days. Its about 26, with just the right amount of sun and a fair bit of cool wind. My dad and I had like the best gelato ever yesterday. The owner went to Italy to study the art of making great italian icecream, and the result was fantastic. Its cheap too, $4 aussie dollars for like 3 scoops! the queue was long, but definitely worth it.

I just talked to the dears on skype using the webcam. Cherlyn, Bee, Hui Yi, JieHui, Kleon and Jem went visiting together so i took the opportunity to talk to them all at a time. too bad the whole gang wasnt together. They looked great, and looked like they were having so much fun, so much so that i wished i was there. But nevertheless, they made my day. I couldnt help it the moment i heard their voice and saw their faces. Am missing you guys loads, love ya all =)
Rmb to take care of yourselves and dun eat too much new yr goodies k!

To everyone else, thx for ur emails and msges and stuff. they nv fail to cheer me up =)

~ I have great friends

2007-02-17T18:02:00.000+08:00

I'm starting to discover more about Melbourne and their culture. Went to Queen Victoria Market with dad to stock up on our groceries. Finally! no more bread eggs and ham for every meal alr. QVM is huge, and it sells like everything! its sort of like a tourist attraction too.

Then Dad and I drove down to one of the suburbs, Dandenong. We had delicious scones and cottage chicken pie at this old English Restuarant. The food was great.

We also visited this teapot shop that specialises in all types of teacups, teapots, coffee grinders and coffee beans etc. Of coz, we stocked up on our coffee too. We just couldnt leave there empty handed, i wanted to buy everything there coz they're just so pretty!

Oh ya and i cooked my first meal today!! Grilled Dory fish, fried pork, and potato+carrot+onion+veg soup. it was a mini reunion dinner for dad and I, while the rest will have theirs at home. And my first try wasn't that bad. I'm good k. haha. I shall cook for u all next time lol.

See wat wy got for me. a hand sewn pillow with my name on it. I absolutely love it. It accompanied me during my plane ride, and i still hug it to slp at night. Thx girl. and heard evey got me a broom or something to remind me to do my housework. but sadly i couldnt bring it over.

I'm still missing my dears. But they're always there for me, and u dunno how happy and excited I am whenever I recieve smses/emails and offline msges from my angels. our daily dosage. Thx guys, love ya loads, u all keep me gg. Hope everyone has a great new yr! =)

Melbourne's freaking hot! the sun is scorching. It was 36 degrees ytd and 38 today. The heat's realli getting to me. i want it to rain!

2007-02-15T20:52:00.000+08:00

my first update on life in Melbourne. here's how my apartment looks like. its still messy though coz i havent realli unpacked.

Starting from the top left hand corner and gg clockwise, firstly its the bedroom i share with my sis! there's another room but its occupied by her friend. and we have a full length mirror. 2 in fact! then there's a toilet, plus a kitchen area for us to do our cooking. The living area's equipped with a TV and a sofa bed. Plus there's a balcony too. So all in all its a decent place to live in.

Most stuff here are more expensive. Imagine milk and butter being more ex than it is in Singapore although Aus has like Loads of cows la. and today i ordered a bowl of fishball noodle soup thats $6.50 aussie dollars! Its daylight robbery. i guess i have to live with it, or like wat kleon said, pack lunch everyday and try to save. i'm already missing chicken rice, mee pok dry, roti prata blah..

k shall start my elaboration on the gifts from the gang.
Hui yi got me a pair of bedroom slippers! they'll come in handy esp during winter when its very cold. and izzie got me a hand-knitted scarf and a buffer, but i didnt bring them over though, sorri girl. i love all ur messages though! talk about the rest next time.

Saw willow on the webcam ytd. she looks so gloomy, must be missing me loads.

~I hope life will get easier

2007-02-14T19:12:00.000+08:00

And then i spent my last day in Singapore. It was a bitter-sweet farewell. The dears were so sweet They said they couldnt be selfish. They're happy for me, and i'll do well for them and my family.

So sorry to jw, kb and vita. I couldnt bring the jigsaw puzzle over! but thx for spending so much time fixing it. u girls take care too ya! herlina and my as well.

And of coz, the gang. Wee the smart one arrived first, and the rest went looking for me at SQ counters, or so i heard haha. Thx so much for ur gifts, sorri i couldnt bring all over too. But the messages are the most impt to me!

Look wat the dears got for me! I love love love every single present. They were the first things i unpacked when i reached. gonna elaborate on each and every one of them next time.

I couldnt slp on the plane. only an hr. Plus i didnt have any appetite. And the first class seats weren't as comfy as they were supposed to be. Guess i just didnt have the mood to enjoy.

Suddenly i'm out of my safe haven and thrown into a whole new world. I need to learn so many new things, and i need to learn how to be independent. Thank god dad's with me. He's like my rock, and i cant do without him. i must learn how to be alone soon though, he's not gonna stay here forever. But everytime i wanna cry i'll think of my loved ones. This is what i wanna do, this i s wat i have to do.

Dun worry bout me yea, give me some time, i'll adapt, and i'll be fine eventually. But there's still no place like home. I've been thru tough times and i shd be able to cope with this. Dun forget i'm strong. =)

I'm missing u guys loads alr.

2007-02-12T22:03:00.000+08:00

The gang had dinner at a Spanish Restaurant at clarke quay ytd night. The ambience was great, the food was gd, and most importantly the company was the best. I dunno how I would be if I didnt have these ppl in my life.

And the sweet ppl dedicated a farewell song to me. I thought I could control, but well I couldnt. Bee too. I have the best friends in the world.

To my dears: Promise me the gang will still stay this close ya. I'll miss u guys tremendously.

I finally finished packing. 3 big luggages in full and a hand carry luggage. If only I could bring the whole house there.

I'm chasing my dream. I'm studying what I love. But somehow my heart hurts so badly. Only because there are so many wonderful things I cant bear to leave behind.

I'm such a pig but I cant help it.

~A memory lasts forever, never does it die. True friends stay together and never say goodbye.

[~1 more day to aus]

2007-02-10T23:52:00.000+08:00

Clarke Quay's a great place to relax. Strolling along the river with Cherlyn dear and talking turned out to be really great fun. No buying of things at all haha. I'm gonna miss all this, but I'm gonna take these wonderful memories with me to Melbourne.

And we saw luo zhi xiang at Central! gosh he's so cool. details on cherlyn's blog.lol

Receiving gifts are great, but not when they are farewell gifts. My cute neighbour gave me a keychain that read: 'Proud to be a 100% qualified, diagnosing, pet healing, animal friendly Veterinary Surgeon'. and Hu Shing gave me a bear with a voice recorded message to get me to 'jia you'. that was sweet.

Sis is getting me prepared for life in Melbourne. Now i know how expensive tissue and toilet paper is in Melbourne. And she said there's much better coffee in melbourne as compared to starbucks. Cool! But i need time to adapt to a whole new lifestyle there. Hope all will be fine..

Dinner with the gang tmr. gonna be the last gp dinner b4 i leave.

~Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. ~Henry David Thoreau

[~3 days to aus]

2007-02-09T01:47:00.000+08:00

dinner with dears! And look what cherlyn made for us! Pineapple tarts with the letters C, M and K on it for us. haha. She also bought me a Shiseido eyeshadow palette which i absolutely love..

Sometimes when u spend time with ur fave ppl the world just stops moving. Time doesn't seem so impt, but yet it passes by so quickly..

I've not finished packing yet but I've already filled up 2 luggages! darn, its so hard coz i'm practically bringing my whole life there, but everything is still here. Y cant I just bring my fully equipped house there, complete with family and friends.

''A goodbye isn't painful unless you're never going to say hello again. ''~Author Unknown

[~ 4 days to aus]

2007-02-06T22:33:00.000+08:00

I realised that there are some nice strangers in Singapore after all. This afternoon when I was running frantically to chase the bus, this middle-aged woman flagged the bus for me and helped me stall time so i could get on. Then when i dropped a can of walnuts in the shopping all today, this cute boy immediately picked it up for me. There should be nicer ppl like that in the world!

Went to run errands at heartland mall today. Hu Shing and I were full fledged aunties today. We actually queued up to participate in a spin-the-well thing - a guaranteed prize winning opportunity. So guess what we won? I got a measly $3 shoe shop voucher, and Hu Shing won a can of green tea. haha.

Pizza party was great! though not everyone turned up, as usual. Our fave teachers turned up too, and Ms. Tan brought apple strudel for us. The hard part was bidding farewell to some ppl.

Cherlyn took 3 days leave! =)

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. ~Carol Sobieski and Thomas Meehan, Annie

[~7 days to aus]

2007-02-05T16:30:00.000+08:00

Met up with some of the class ppl at TCC. The coffee was way below standard. Next time i shd just fix all meetings at starbucks ha.

Gonna have a class pizza party later! but too much outside food's making my throat sore. ;(

Where is the "good" in goodbye?

[~8 days to aus]

2007-02-04T00:06:00.000+08:00

Zoo day finally came! and went so quickly.. Cherlyn and I wore the exact same shirt! but it really was a coincidence.. haha. and yes we got laughed at by some ppl on motorbikes. it looked like some uniform..

So Cherlyn and Kleon managed to wake up! so proud of them.. We walked the whole zoo from morning to early evening, covering every exhibit and commenting on every one.. The weather was perfect.. the breeze was heavenly, and rays of sunlight appeared now and then, but they were not overpowering. Best of all, there was no rain..

Every enclosure had a unique creature that stood out.. Like the penguin that wanted to sink so much but had too much blubber and ended up floating. Then there was this otter which kept showing off his backstroke. And the fat pelican, plus the stone-faced donkey and the traumatized-and-trembling guinea pig.. It was real fun just observing them and talking bout them..

But the animals all looked so so peaceful we all felt like sleeping too.. The otters were my ultimate fav sleepers.. they were so cute! just lying there oblivious to their surroundings.. Sometimes u feel that animals have such gd lives.. All they think about is prob wat they'll do tmr.. But then again, they dun have stuff like the internet and clothes.

I had one of the best days of my life in who knows how long.. Thx my dears..

Willow went for her Vaccination today.. and her vet fees amounted to a whooping $158!! But she's my baby, she deserves the best.. She went for blood tests, which turned out to be negative for heartworms.. And the Vet said she was real fit!! compared to the other jack russels, many which are overweight.. gosh, I'm gushing over my dog.. I'm such a proud owner..

[~9 days to aus] darn its down to single digits.

2007-02-03T15:52:00.000+08:00

Omg these few days are gonna be real busy for me.. gg out of coz. ha. On thurs, me and sis went to check out the new mall at novena, square 2 .. But it was bad.. practically half of the stalls there havent opened yet! it was a waste of time.. so off to orchard we went again..

At night, i met up with my fave class girls at parkway for dinner cause Voramon was back from Bangkok for a short visit, and it'll be the last time I see her until the holidays.. Catching up with them and talking about old stuff was real great.. Looks like we all miss school a little..

Then we went to the zoo on fri! Gonna elaborate later coz I'm really really tired right now after a long day ytd. Off to take a nap first..

[~10 days to aus]

2007-02-01T10:02:00.000+08:00

Its funny how time flies when u in fact want it to slow down.. There are still so many things I wanna do in Singapore, but time is passing so quickly..

I miss my daily dosage lol.. But talking on the phone with Cherlyn Dear always makes me smile.. No matter how late it is, no matter how tired we are. We always have something to talk about, its just never-ending. She tells me about her working life, her hilarious co-worker/bosses/handy-man etc, and it never fails to make me laugh..

I have the Best friend in the world, the best family, and great friends. I'm a blessed girl.
Its enough to make me happy..

Grandpa just bought love letters! I'm gonna enjoy as much CNY goodies as possible b4 jetting off to aus..

Oh and you know what, tmr's zoo day! Nobody and nothing else will change tmr's outing. It means too much to me.. But first i have to get my two dears to wake up on time. haha.

[~12 days to aus]

2007-01-29T17:59:00.000+08:00

Have been busy the past few days..
Went out with jw, kb and vita on sat, then had dinner at siglap with Amanda and Stephenie at night.. It was great meeting them again, haven't sat down and talked for a long long time..

Its funny how friendships evolve.. Its fate that decides who your friends are, and new friends that you will make. And I'm glad i have such great friends, be it in school or outside. I love them all! esp bestie =)

Flight situation's tricky again. British Airway's gg on strike on the day when I'm scheduled to leave, so their customers will flock to Qantas and take up my space! hiaz..

I was taking a walk with willow the other day and just savouring everything around me. Things that i'll miss over in australia. The past few days I've been eating food that's hard to find in Mebourne.. Guess you'll only know how to treasure things when u know u might loose them soon..

Its gonna be another busy wk. But Zoo day's coming! =)

[~15 days to aus]

2007-01-26T13:48:00.000+08:00

The pictures say it all. We love the her sign outside the toilet.. lol.
And surprisingly, Cherlyn drank TNL ystd! yup then she couldnt slp till 6am.. I tell you Starbucks did something about my suggestion.. They have toffee nut on the menu now.. not the real menu but those on the chalkboard kind.. Being a loyal customer has paid off =)

We can just sit down, slack and talk about anything under the sun.. We do wacky things together. Yes and we got scolded 'crazy' by some school boys ytd..

Its such a good day.. Not hot, yet not raining, just cooling. Perfect. for zoo. heh

There are so many things to pack. so many things to leave behind. So many ppl to say goodbye to. so little time.

I'll miss dear willow. though i keep telling her i'm gg off soon, she doesn't understand. She'll only realize when i dun return home for a very long time. She won't see me for 9 months.

[~18 days to aus]

2007-01-24T17:34:00.000+08:00

My American dramas are back! woohoo.
Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, Heroes, Smallville and American Idol, here i come!

I wanna go to the zoo!

[~20days to Aus]

2007-01-23T21:34:00.000+08:00

I have been so exhausted the past few days, finally caught up on my sleep today after taking a 5 hr long nap.. Watched the man utd match with Cherlyn and Kleon on sunday night. It so funny hearing Cherlyn talk during the match. Its always: Aye pass the ball to RONALDO la!; wah i love RONALDO's footwork; Y u sub RONALDO out? blah blah. Everything revolved ard Ronaldo the whole match.. Needless to say, she was bummed out when they lost..

Then we surprised Cherlyn at her workplace. her boss has seen me so many times alr, but thank god the fiercer one didnt turn up yesteday. So we sat and talked to her for 6 hrs! I bet every customer that walked in thought that kleon and I were slackers with nothing better to do. Yes what to do? we're the 2 freest person ever. I cant believe we just lay on the comfy black velvet couch and talked about everything that came to mind, from setting up our roadside stall to the barber across the street. I wanna have the couch i my room, dun even mind exchanging it for my bed..

Looking at my dear gurl work was v funny, but she's a gd worker. Even her boss praised her in front of us, saying that she's very hardworking. We even helped out occasionally!

I love these 2 ppl.. they never fail to make my day =)

[~21 days to aus]

2007-01-21T18:58:00.000+08:00

Went out with the class girls today! It was great just seeing them, because it has been so so long.. We spent our time gossiping bout other ppl, and caught up with each others' lives.. I do hope we'll continue to be like this =)

Then we went off to Muddy Murphy's to catch liverpool vs. Chelsea live! Of coz, we demolished the blues 2-0! liverpool was the bomb that night man! we couldn't contain our excitement when liverpool scored. we screamed , shouted and hollered, punched our fists in the air and laughed when chelsea screwed up. I know its evil, but thats football. ha.

Of course, the chelsea fans there had a bad night. Check out the gloomy expression of a chelsea fan at the back of us. But after the game, this ang moh chelsea fan came over to shake our hands and said 'well done'. What a good loser, great sportsmanship..

Man utd vs. Arsenal tonight!

Yes its quite confirmed. I'm leaving on the 13th, one day earlier..